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Miss Quennell
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if the Government will make a contribution to the Feed the Minds Campaign.
| A. MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH | ||||||
| Terriotry | Date of Independence(a) or Creation(b) | Constitutional Status on Independence | Remarks | |||
| India | … | 15.8.47(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Became a Republic 26.1.50 |
| Pakistan | … | 15.8.47(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Became a Republic 23.3.56 |
| Ceylon | … | 4.2.48(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Excluding Maldive Islands |
| Ghana (formerly Gold Cost) | … | 6.3.57(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Together with British Togoland Mandate. Became a Republic 1.7.60 |
| Federation of Nigeria | … | 1.10.60(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Northern Portion of British Cameroons added 1.6.61. Southern Portion joined Cameroon Republic outside the Commonwealth 1.10.61. Became a Federal Republic 1.10.63 |
| Cyprus | … | 16.8.60(a) | … | Republic | … | Became a Member of commonwealth on 13.3.61 |
| Sierra Leone | … | 27.4.61(a) | … | Monarchy | … | |
| Jamaica | … | 6.8.62(a) | … | Monarchy | … | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | … | 31.8.62(a) | … | Monarchy | … | |
| Uganda | … | 9.10.62(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Her Majesty ceased to be Head of State 9.10.63 |
| Malaysia (incorporating the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo (now Sabah), Sarawak and singapore). | 16.9.63(b) | … | An elected Monarchy from amongst State Rulers | The Federation of Malaya became independent on 31.8.57 | ||
| See also singapore. | ||||||
| Kenya | … | 12.12.63(a) | … | Monarchy | … | Became a Republic 12.12.64 |
| Tanzania (incorporating Tranganyika Zanzibar) | … | 26.4.64(b) | … | Republic | … | Tanganyika became independent as a Monarchy on 9.12.61 and became a Republic 9.12.62; Zanzibar became independent as a Sultanate on 10.12.63; both as Members of the Commonwealth |
| Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) | … | 6.7.64(a) | … | Monarchy | … | To become a Republic on 6.7.66 |
| Malta | … | 21.9.64(a) | … | Monarchy | ||
| Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) | … | 24.10.64(a) | … | Republic | ||
| Gambia | … | 18.2.65(a) | … | Monarchy | ||
| Singapore | … | 9.8.65(a) | … | Republic | … | Separated from Malaysia |
Mr. Oram
No. I have nothing to add to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in reply to the hon. Member for Banff (Mr. Baker), on 15th December, 1964.